Ectopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which the embryo attaches outside the uterus. Signs and symptoms classically include abdominal pain...
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Ectopic beat is a disturbance of the cardiac rhythm frequently related to the electrical conduction system of the heart, in which beats arise from fibers...
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Ectopic kidney describes a kidney that is not located in its usual position. It results from the kidney failing to ascend from its origin in the true...
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Ectopic calcification is a pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues or bone growth in soft tissues. This can be a symptom of hyperphosphatemia...
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Ectopic is a word used with a prefix ecto-, meaning “out of”, and the suffix -topic, meaning "place." Ectopic expression is an abnormal gene expression...
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Ectopic ureter (or ureteral ectopia) is a medical condition where the ureter, rather than terminating at the urinary bladder, terminates at a different...
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An ectopic hormone is a hormone produced by tumors derived from tissue that is not typically associated with its production. On the other hand, the term...
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An ectopic pacemaker, also known as ectopic focus or ectopic foci, is an excitable group of cells that causes a premature heart beat outside the normally...
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Ectopic testis is used to describe the testis leaving the inguinal canal and entering a site other than the scrotum. Usually, it results from obstruction...
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